I deeply respect Ken Perlin and what he's done for Computer Graphics. Perlin Noise is as ubiquitous as it is fascinating. He basically "gave" it to the world - and eventually received much recognition (in certain circles), including an Oscar for advancements in computer graphics (IIRC).

Perlin Noise embodies the best of "open source" in my mind; a simple, elegant solution with virtually no patent/copyright/trademark baggage. Source freely available - just google it.

While the algorithm Ken Perlin produced doesn't make a motion picture or a computer game - the contribution is not only "mentionable" - it is admirable and down-right important for these media.

I hope the original creator of this VR tech gets some attention for what they helped spark.